EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION AND SOIL MULCHING IN DIFFERENT GROWING ENVIRONMENTS ON STRAWBERRY YIELD AND QUALITY

A field experiment was conducted to assess the effects of irrigation and soil mulches on growth, yield quality strawberries in different cultivation environments. There were eight treatments a randomized complete block (RCB) design with three replications used this experiment. Plants grown under white polyethylene grew taller more spread out than those open environment. The experimental sandy loam capacity 29.6%. Relating growing environments, significant difference seen strawberry covered shaded drip (410.50 g) manual spray (337.26 g). highest gross (10.00 t/ha) observed (Fc) alternate day irrigation. total sugar reducing contents produced 3.33% 0.81%, respectively, for black 2-days intervals, they 2.40% 0.60%, respectively plants has enhanced anthocyanin but recorded lowest vitamin C. straw mulch plots water compared mulch. use efficiencies found using both environments an intervals 2-day.